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Capitals vs. Penguins May 2, 2009

WASHINGTON - MAY 02: John Erskine #4 of the Washington Capitals and Jordan Staal #11 of the Pittsburgh Penguins both prepair for the start of the game during warm ups prior to Game One of the Eastern Conference Semifinal Round of the 2009 Stanley Cup Playoffs on May 2, 2009 at the Verizon Center in Washington, DC. (Photo by Len Redkoles/Getty Images)

He's only 17 but he can see the ice so well and he moves the puck and goes to the open ice all the time, so I just think he's a player that is ready to play in the NHL. I'm really looking forward to coaching someone like this.

— U.S. National Junior Team coach Ron Wilson on Auston Matthews, the projected No. 1 pick of the 2016 NHL Draft